INDIAN WHO TURNED
MURDERED HIS TORMENTOR
INQUIRY INTO ACQUITTAL
LONDON, January 25.
The Rev. R. W. Sorenson, M.P., will raise in the House of Commons the question of the' secret inquiry which is being conducted at Lahore into the acquittal by the High Court of a nightwatchman named Kiroo for the murder of a policeman, who allegedly tortured him for six hours in order to extort a confession.
The torture occurred under the eyes of children in the married men's quarters at the barracks. A pipe-major of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders protested to his superior officers. Kiroo seized the weapon with which he was being beaten and killed his tormentor. He was sentenced to life transportation, but was later acquitted. The Chief Justice, Sir Douglas' Young, declared that Kiroo was justified, adding that he was satisfied that torture, which was a disgrace to the police force, was practised.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 21, 26 January 1938, Page 11
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149INDIAN WHO TURNED Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 21, 26 January 1938, Page 11
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